150YKCommonwealth Minister’s response to corporate plan

#### 150YK Commonwealth Minister’s response to corporate plan (1) On receiving a corporate plan, the Commonwealth Minister must: (a) provide a copy of the plan to each responsible State or Northern Territory Minister; and (b) consult those Ministers on the content of the plan. (2) The Commonwealth Minister must respond to the plan as soon as practicable after completion of those consultations. (3) The Commonwealth Minister’s response may include a written direction to the CEO to vary the plan. However, a direction under this subsection must not be given in respect of particular offshore petroleum operations. (4) The Commonwealth Minister’s response must set out the reasons for giving a direction. (5) If the Commonwealth Minister’s response includes a direction to vary the corporate plan, the CEO must prepare a revised plan and give it to the Commonwealth Minister within 30 days after being given the response. (6) The Commonwealth Minister must not approve, or direct the variation of, a part of a corporate plan that relates specifically to operations of the Safety Authority in the designated coastal waters of one or more of the States without the approval of the responsible State Minister or responsible State Ministers concerned. (7) The Commonwealth Minister must not approve, or direct the variation of, a part of a corporate plan that relates specifically to operations of the Safety Authority in the designated coastal waters of the Northern Territory without the approval of the responsible Northern Territory Minister.